Thornback Ray Fishing in Isle of Anglesey

Prime target over clean sand; fish the flood into dusk. Big squid, sandeel or mackerel baits on pulley rigs; keep baits pinned.

Fish baits (sandeel/mackerel/bluey) to deeper water and gully edges, especially after dusk and in settled conditions.

Common clean-ground ray here; best from late spring to autumn. Fish big fish baits (squid, mackerel, crab) on a pulley/clip-down at night.

Common ray target over clean sand; try larger baits (sandeel/bluey/mackerel or crab) into deeper gullies on a flooding tide.

Summer and early autumn; fish peeler/crab, squid or sandeel cocktails; aim for mixed ground toward the bay edges.

Evenings on the sandy bay; squid, sandeel or crab baits—use a pulley/clip-down for distance.

Occasional from the deeper channels; fish big baits (squid/crab/fish) on a running ledger over sand.

Fish larger baits (squid/bluey-style strips) on the bay’s sandier middle on a pushing tide; give baits time to sit.

Chances improve after dark and in warmer months; fish crab, sandeel or fish baits into deeper gullies/offshore sandbanks.

Occasional on bigger baits (crab/sandeel/fish strip) in deeper gullies; aim for slower water on neaps or around slack.

Occasional on mixed ground at night; squid, sandeel or crab baits, fish a running ledger into deeper gutters.

Target the deeper gully and cleaner patches with bigger baits (sandeel/bluey/squid); best on a steady tide.

Possible in warmer months; use bigger baits (squid, mackerel, crab) and long traces—best on a steady surf and bigger tides.

Occasional on bigger fish baits from adjacent sandier ground; best on evening flood with lighter swell.

Occasional from deeper channels and the estuary mouth; fish big baits (squid/crab/fish strip) around high water.

Occasional catches on spring tides, mainly late spring to autumn; try larger baits (squid/mackerel) and give the bait time to sit.

Occasional from the bay’s mixed sand on crab or fish baits; fish into darkness around high water for best odds.

Possible in warmer months on big tides; fish baits (mackerel/sandeel) in deeper channels.

Occasional from cleaner ground on bigger tides; fish baits or squid on a pulley/long trace.

A chance in suitable sandy patches nearby; try squid/mackerel baits on a pulley or running ledger in moderate tide.

Occasional; fish crab/squid or sandeel-style baits on pulley/long trace, aiming for deeper channel edges on spring tides.

Occasional on larger squid or crab; concentrate baits on cleaner ground around slack water.

Sometimes from cleaner patches beyond the rough; try squid/mackerel on a pulley/clip-down rig on bigger tides.

Not common but possible where rough meets clean ground; try whole/small fish baits on the ebb into dusk.